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Trails Part of Outlot D is currently used by Oneka Elementary for a ball field and trail. The existing bituminous trail will be relocated around the pond that is shown on the plans. Outlot E is proposed to have an eight foot wide bituminous trail connection to the Oneka Elementary trail and to the proposed sidewalks within the development. Sidewalks will be constructed throughout the development, which are not required by city code. Staff has meet with representatives from the White Bear Lake School District on deeding Outlot D and E to the school district since they abut the school's ball fields and open space. It appears that they are in agreement with the proposal. 3. PARK DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS: A combination of land and cash dedication is proposed to satisfy the City's parkland dedication requirements for the development. The park dedication policy states that the applicant shall dedicate 10% of the net buildable area of the project for parkland or pay cash -in -lieu of land. There are properties within the proposed development which were part of Heritage Ponds developments and have previously satisfied the parkland dedication requirements. They are not included in the following parkland dedication requirements for Prairie Village. The City Code requires either park dedication of 10 percent of the net buildable acreage (approximately 3.625 net acres) or cash -in -lieu of land (currently $2,400 per lot). Cash - in -lieu of land would be $189,600 at the current rates ($2,400 x 79 lots). The applicant is proposing to dedicate 2.16 acres to the City of which includes .67 acres of buildable acres which may be counted towards the land dedication. This satisfies 18.48 percent of the land dedication requirement (.67acres of the required 3.625 acres). The applicant is proposing to satisfy the remaining 81.52 percent of the requirement by cash -in -lieu of land. To account for the dedication of land, the fee would be $1,956 per unit (81.52 percent of $2,400). This brings the cash -in -lieu of land dedication to $154,524. In summary, the applicant is proposing the following be dedicated for the entire development: .67 acres of land (located just north of the Oneka Elementary School property) $154,524 in cash -in -lieu of land The developer will be required to make park dedication at the time of final plat with each phase. Since the development of this property will occur in phases, only a portion of this -2- Prairie Village June 9, 2010